BOU AVENUEBig Sister
On 7 August 1999, Dan Millar, Lyle Thiele, Terry (friend of Lyle's; I
missed his surname) and I bagged Big Sister. This was a busy day on
the peak with numerous parties crawling up and down the scrambler's
route. Despite all the traffic, there were no problems with falling
rocks or bottlenecks. The summit was a little crowded, but everyone
still had plenty of room to stretch out and enjoy the views.

The summit is visible at
left but is still quite some distance away.

Lyle and Terry work their
way up the ramp to the left of the pinnacles. Believe it or
not, Dan is standing at the summit in this photo.

Sonny stands atop the
summit cairn at an elevation of 2936 metres.

How it manages to survive
is a mystery, but this pika lives at the summit of Big Sister.

On the descent, Lyle,
Terry and Dan scramble up a cliff band which they had to downclimb on
the ascent.